PATNA, May 22 -- The state has recorded 63 lakh metric tonnes of wheat production and 76 lakh metric tonnes of rice production with total foodgrain production standing at 180 lakh metric tonnes despite weather challenges during kharif season, as per the third estimate of foodgrain production for the year 2022-23 of the agriculture department compiled recently. The foodgrain production in 2022-23 is slightly lower than 2021-22 when the state had recorded 184 lakh metric tonnes of foodgrains with 77 lakh metric tonnes of rice and 68 lakh metric tonnes of wheat, as per the final fourth estimate....